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When technology meets accounting expertise.

We connect your systems, automate manual processes, and improve data reliability while freeing high-value hours for your team. Every integration is validated by a QuickBooks Elite expert before go-live.

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FLOW DIAGNOSTICQuickBooksOnlinePMS / reservationsStripe / paymentsStore / CRMValidated by a QuickBooks Elite expert

Issues

These aren't tool problems.
They're flow problems.

Three hidden costs between your operations and QuickBooks

  • 01

    Full-rate time spent on copy-paste

    CSV exports, reformatting, re-keying: qualified hours that produce zero analysis. QuickBooks gets data late; your accountant bills for cleanup.

    With ellr

    Automated flow into QuickBooks; your team analyzes instead of re-keying.

  • 02

    Multiple systems, no single source of truth

    Store, CRM, payroll, Dext: each has its own numbers. QuickBooks should reflect reality, but no one guarantees that before close.

    With ellr

    Sync from your tools into QuickBooks, with clear rules and accounting validation.

  • 03

    Steering blind, gaps discovered too late

    Silent sync failures, gaps discovered at month-end, decisions made on data two weeks old.

    With ellr

    Alerts, logs, and reconciliation: gaps surface before close, not after.

Flow Diagnostic

Who we serve

Three profiles. One shared goal: reliable data in QuickBooks.

When your systems no longer tell the same story and manual reconciliations eat precious hours every month, it's time to optimize your flows. ellr designs reliable integrations, validated by a QuickBooks Elite expert.

  • Reliable numbers to decide, not just compliance

    Owner, president, or CFO: you expect QuickBooks to feed decisions, not absorb qualified hours every month.

    • Growing business with a finance or accounting team already in place
    • Your team still spends several hours a month on manual processing.
    • You want reliable numbers before close, not catch-up fixes

  • Multiple systems, one truth in QuickBooks

    Store, CRM, payroll, inventory, or PMS: transactions need to land in QuickBooks without waiting for month-end. You have outgrown generic connectors and occasional CSV exports.

    • Already on QuickBooks Online
    • Two or more systems with no reliable link to the books
    • Margins or cash tracked closely

  • Demanding accountant and clean books before close

    Your accountant should not be cleaning up data you could have made reliable upstream. You want integration validated on the accounting side, not an IT hack.

    • Accountant or firm involved in validating the books
    • Stripe, payroll, or payment tools to align with QuickBooks
    • Need for reliability and traceability, not just minimum compliance
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Client case

Cottage management · PMS and QuickBooks aligned before close

PMSQUICKBOOKSWk 09$18,450≠$17,920Wk 10$22,680≠$23,140Wk 11$19,875$19,875Deposits$38,200≠$40,650Taxes$4,890≠$5,120≠Variances flagged before close

Your industry is different? The pattern repeats: a business system, QuickBooks, and data that does not reach the books fast enough.

Context

Quebec cottage rental operator using a PMS for operations and QuickBooks Online for accounting.

With no link between the two platforms, transactions were entered manually in QuickBooks. Each period then required reconciling the PMS, accounting records, and bank deposits before reliable figures could be produced.

Problem

Qualified hours spent on re-entry and manual reconciliations every month-end. Financial results could only be validated after several cross-checks between the PMS, QuickBooks, and bank deposits.

What ellr delivered
1Analysis of flows between the PMS, QuickBooks Online, and operations to identify a simple, reliable solution adapted to the client's reality
2Technical documentation provided to the PMS development team to generate CSV files compliant with QuickBooks Online import requirements
3Monthly reconciliation report to quickly compare PMS data, accounting entries, and variances to investigate
4Validation process to identify variances before close and simplify monthly reconciliations
Result

Significant reduction in time spent on data entry and monthly reconciliations. Financial data is now available and validated sooner, giving leaders a reliable view of performance without waiting for close.

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Our approach

Engineering and accounting, one engagement

Technical and finance teams share the same goal but rarely speak the same language. ellr brings both disciplines together to analyze processes, translate each team's needs, and implement simple, reliable solutions adapted to how the business actually works.

One ellr team from diagnostic through operations.

Engineering

Flow mapping, APIs, integrations, and delivery. Luc designs the technical layer.

Accounting

Accounting logic and compliance validated by Eve, QuickBooks Elite expert, before delivery.

One engagement, one organization
Luc and Eve lead the engagement together. Your accountant gets clean books, validated before close.

Services

How ellr moves your data into QuickBooks

Each engagement activates one or more of these levers, depending on your systems and accounting constraints. Your tools stay yours; ellr builds the link.

  • QuickBooks Online integrations (API)

    Your business systems and QuickBooks exchange data automatically via the Intuit API. Less re-entry, fewer errors, flows tuned for your books.

    • One-way or two-way sync, depending on the flow
    • Real-time alerts and execution logs
    • Accounting rules validated before go-live

  • Orchestration and integration bridges

    Your data lands in QuickBooks at the right time, categorized on your rules. When generic connectors hit their limits, ellr builds the orchestration or custom bridge.

    • Scheduled or event-triggered imports
    • Categorization, reconciliation, and gap alerts
    • Custom layer for homegrown systems, GST/QST, or Zapier limits

  • Automated reports and reconciliation

    Reconciliation reports, recurring outputs, and structured exports from QuickBooks and your sources. Numbers aligned before close, without a spreadsheet to maintain.

    • Reconciliation reports: source, QuickBooks, variances
    • Scheduled delivery on your monthly calendar
    • Exports ready for accounting or your accountant
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Ecosystem

Systems we connect to QuickBooks

ellr steps in where several tools need to feed QuickBooks Online. These are the system families we connect most often in Quebec.

Flow destinationQuickBooks Online

  • Commerce, CRM, and sales

    Sales, payments, customers, and invoices aligned between your sales tools and QuickBooks, without double entry.

    Online stores · terminals · CRM · invoicing

  • PMS and accommodation booking

    Reservations, payments, and lodging revenue into QuickBooks Online. Taxes and gaps flagged on import.

    Booking software · custom PMS

  • Documents, banking, and payroll

    Invoices, receipts, bank flows, and payroll journal entries into QuickBooks. Dext, banks, and HR tools integrated into your books.

    Dext · banks · Nethris · Employeur D

  • Business tools and homegrown systems

    Inventory, lightweight ERP, or custom apps: your teams keep their tools, ellr builds the link into QuickBooks.

    Inventory · lightweight ERP · CSV exports · custom API

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Process

Four steps, from first conversation to running your flows

Scope still unclear or a full engagement feels too large? The path is clear and priced from the start.

  1. 01

    Qualification call

    30 to 45 minutes: goals, systems in place, urgency, who decides. Pricing shared with no commitment; enough to see if an ellr engagement makes sense.

  2. 02

    Flow diagnostic

    Systems mapped, re-keying and gaps flagged; costed recommendation within 2 weeks. QuickBooks Elite validation, fixed price on the call, full credit on the integration engagement.

  3. 03

    Proposal and delivery

    Named decision-maker on your side; integration, automation, or reports as scoped. Every deliverable validated before delivery.

  4. 04

    Run and evolve

    You steer day to day; our team monitors your flows before close. The next flow or evolution: same team, same context.

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About ellr

Who leads your engagements

ellr connects your tools to QuickBooks Online for Quebec SMBs that have outgrown occasional CSV exports. Two founding partners, two complementary disciplines.

Eve Leblanc

Eve Leblanc

Founding partner · QuickBooks accounting & compliance

QuickBooks Elite expert and senior accountant. She validates the accounting logic in what we build and the compatibility of delivered processes before they enter QuickBooks.

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Luc Rousseau

Luc Rousseau

Founding partner · Integrations & technical delivery

Senior technical consultant, APIs and integrations specialist. He maps your flows, connects your systems to QuickBooks, and delivers the technical layer for every engagement, ready for accounting validation.

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Luc delivers the engineering; Eve validates the accounting logic and delivered processes. One engagement, one team that keeps full context; your accountant gets clean books.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Why not just Zapier or a native connector?

For a simple flow, those tools are enough. ellr steps in when a homegrown system, GST/QST logic, volume, or reconciliation exceeds what generic connectors cover.

How much does an integration cost?

Every engagement depends on your systems and flow complexity. The Flow Diagnostic maps your gaps and delivers a costed recommendation within 2 weeks, with fixed pricing shared on the qualification call. No commitment; full credit toward the integration engagement you choose.

Do you build custom bridges, even without an API?

Yes, when an integration bridge requires it: export transformation, lightweight API layer, or controlled imports without an API. Your operational tools stay yours; ellr builds what connects them to QuickBooks. The Flow Diagnostic first assesses what the system allows.

Do you work with our accountant?

Yes. We align flows with what your accountant expects in QuickBooks: chart of accounts, taxes, reconciliation. Data arrives ready before close; your accountant gets clean books, not an IT patch job to fix.

Who maintains the integration after delivery?

ellr, via a monthly agreement: alerts and gaps flagged before close, minor adjustments when your systems or rules change. On your infrastructure or an environment ellr operates under the agreement. Same team, same context; you keep ownership of the delivered code.

Who validates the accounting logic?

At ellr, it is built into the engagement. Luc designs and delivers the technical layer; Eve Leblanc, QuickBooks Elite expert, validates the accounting logic in the code and process compatibility before delivery. Your accountant validates the results. ellr ensures the data feeding QuickBooks is complete, consistent, and aligned with the established rules.

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